MASALA CHAI

Prep Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Tea leaves  - 2 tsp
Sugar  - 4 tsp
Fresh crushed ginger  - 1 tsp
Water  - 2 cup
Milk  - 3/4 cup
Whole black pepper  - 2 - 3
Cloves - 2 - 3
Green cardamom - 1
Cinnamon  - 1 inch stick
Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp

METHOD
Heat two cup water in a pan
.Add crushed ginger,cloves,whole black pepper,green cardamom and nutmeg powder
Add tea leaves and boil for about 3 - 4 mins
Add milk and sugar and boil it.
Filter it to the serving cup.
Serve hot.

BANANA CUPCAKES WITH CHOCO CHIPS

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 3 mins
Serve : 4

Ingredients:
1 ripe banana finely mashed
3tbsp  plain flour
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
2 tbsp milk
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup oil or melted butter
1 Tbsp chocolate chips 

Method:
1. Beat the egg, oil or melted butter , powdered sugar, milk & mashed banana to gather.
2. Sift plain flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda & cardamom powder.
3. Now add the dry ingredients gradually in to the wet mixture & beat again.
4. .
5. Grease muffin cup with oil or butter & pour the mixture.
 Add choco chips on top.
6. Bake for 3 minutes.

BANANA MUFFINS

Prep Time : 20 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serve : 4

Ingredients:
3 ripe banana finely mashed
1-1/2 cup plain flour
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
2 tbsp milk
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup oil or melted butter
1 tsp yellow food colour
Some chocolate chips

Method:
1. Beat the egg, oil or melted butter , powdered sugar, milk & mashed banana to gather.
2. Sift plain flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda & cardamom powder.
3. Now add the dry ingredients gradually in to the wet mixture & beat again.
4. Then add food colour & mix well.
5. Grease muffin tins with oil or butter & pour the mixture. Add choco chips on top.
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

GULAB JAMUN CUPCAKES

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 2 mins
Serve : 4
Cuisine : Fusion

INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour / maida    -    3 tbsp
Sugar powder    -   3 tbsp
Baking powder   -      1/8 tsp
Baking soda  -  1/8 tsp
Salt    -     a pinch
Oil       -     3 tsp
Milk          -          3 tbsp
Gulab jamun  -  6
Butter  - 1 tsp

METHOD
Sieve all purpose flour,baking soda and baking powder three times
Take a bowl add sugar powder,salt,oil and milk and mix well.
Mix the dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix well.
Preheat the oven for 180.c for ten mins
Now grease the mould with butter.
Place the gulab jamun in the mould and pour the batter on it
Microwave high for two mins.
Garnish with gulab jamun and serve

CARROT GOND PAK

Prep Time : 25 mins
Cooking Time : 45 mins
Serve  : 8

INGREDIENTS
Carrot/gajar  -  2 kg
Milk  -  2 liter
Mawa/whole dried milk  -  1/2 cup
Fresh cream  - 1 cup
Gond  - 50 gms
Sugar  -  1/2 cup
Cardamom powder   -  1/4 tsp
Dry fruits  -  1/2 cup

METHOD
Heat clarified butter in a pan and deep fry the gondh and keep aside.
Wash and chop the carrot.
Pressure cook the chopped carrot and milk.
When cooker release the whistle switch off the flame.
Once cooled,open the lid.
 Stir continuously till thick.
Simmer the flame,when the mixture(milk and carrot) gets dried add mawa and fresh cream and saute for 4 - 5 mins.
Add sugar and mix well until thick consistency
Add cardamom powder, gond and dry fruits and mix well.
Garnish with almonds,cashew nuts and raisins.

FRESH COCONUT PALM JAGGERY LADOO

Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serve : 10

INGREDIENTS
Fresh grated coconut  - 1 cup
Date palm jaggery  -  3/4 cup
Mawa  - 4 tbsp
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
Water - 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

METHOD
Heat date palm and two tbsp water in a pan on high flame.
Cook for 7 - 8 mins until jaggery syrup is thick
Add fresh grated coconut and mawa and mix well
Cook for 8 - 10 mins till thick consistency
Add cardamom powder and mix well.
Once cooled make a shape of ladoo.

CLEAR VEG SOUP

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Clear vegetable stock  -  1 cup
Peas  - 3/4 cup
Finely chopped cabbage  - 5 tbsp
Finely chopped carrot  - 5 tbsp
Finely chopped cauliflower  - 5 tbsp
Finely chopped green chilly  -  2
Olive oil  -  1/2 tsp
Soy sauce  - 1 tsp
Vinegar  - 2 tbsp
Corn flour  - 1 tbsp
Salt  - to taste
Black pepper powder  - 1/4 tsp

METHOD
Mix soy sauce and corn flour into half cup of water.
Heat olive oil in a pan ,add all veggies and fry in high flame for 2 - 3 mins.
Add veg stock,corn flour solutions,salt and black pepper powder.
Saute for 2 - 3 mins
Add vinegar,green chilly and soy sauce
Serve hot.